1986, ISBN: 7d9b1471698d92775d575f4e1c179b97

Hardcover, First edition

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 11.57], [PU: faber and faber, London Boston], SIGNED FIRST EDITION ISHIGURO DUST WRAPPER, Jacket, A signed first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's award winning s… More...

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 11.57], [PU: faber and faber, London Boston], SIGNED FIRST EDITION ISHIGURO DUST WRAPPER, Jacket, A signed first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's award winning second novel Signed first edition, second issue (printed by Richard Clay LTD), in original publisher's binding with dust wrapper of An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro.?The novel follows the story of painter Masuji Ono in post-World War Two Japan, who reflects on his life and past actions. The novel centres around themes of guilt, changing political environments and gender. Many of the events and experiences in the novel are based from real historical facts. An Artist was awarded the Whitbread Book of the Year Award in 1986 and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize the same year.Kazuo Ishiguro is a British-Japanese novelist, screenwriter and musician. He was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is notorious for his exploration of Japanese identity.This signed first edition includes the original unclipped dust wrapper. In original publisher's cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Very minor bumping to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with only some slight aging to the edges. Fine<

2017, ISBN: 7d9b1471698d92775d575f4e1c179b97

London Boston: faber and faber, 1986. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 6". None. A signed first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's award winning second novel Signed first edition, second… More...

London Boston: faber and faber, 1986. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 6". None. A signed first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's award winning second novel Signed first edition, second issue (printed by Richard Clay LTD), in original publisher's binding with dust wrapper of An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro. The novel follows the story of painter Masuji Ono in post-World War Two Japan, who reflects on his life and past actions. The novel centres around themes of guilt, changing political environments and gender. Many of the events and experiences in the novel are based from real historical facts. An Artist was awarded the Whitbread Book of the Year Award in 1986 and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize the same year.Kazuo Ishiguro is a British-Japanese novelist, screenwriter and musician. He was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is notorious for his exploration of Japanese identity.This signed first edition includes the original unclipped dust wrapper. In original publisher's cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Very minor bumping to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with only some slight aging to the edges. Fine, faber and faber, 1986, 5<

1986, ISBN: 7d9b1471698d92775d575f4e1c179b97

Hardcover

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Faber and Faber, London], JAPAN, ENGLISH, BRITISH, NOVEL, FIRST, EARLY EDITION, PRINTING, GIFT, GITABLE, LITERARY, LITERARY FICTION BOOKFAIR22, Jacket,… More...

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Faber and Faber, London], JAPAN, ENGLISH, BRITISH, NOVEL, FIRST, EARLY EDITION, PRINTING, GIFT, GITABLE, LITERARY, LITERARY FICTION BOOKFAIR22, Jacket, 206 pp. Black cloth boards with gold lettering on the spine. Barely any visible wear to the boards. Unclipped pictorial dust jacket has no chips or tears and only light wear to the extremities. Signed and dated by Ishiguro on the title page. First edition, second printing, with Richard Clay listed as the printer. Binding is strong and textblock is square. Pages are moderately toned, clean, and unmarked. A beautiful signed copy of Ishiguro's second work. Size: Octavo<

1986, ISBN: 7d9b1471698d92775d575f4e1c179b97

Hardcover, First edition

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: G. P. Putman's Sons, New York], FIRST U.S EDITION, INSCRIBED, Jacket, Fine first U.S edition inscribed by Ishiguro on half title page. Binding square and ti… More...

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: G. P. Putman's Sons, New York], FIRST U.S EDITION, INSCRIBED, Jacket, Fine first U.S edition inscribed by Ishiguro on half title page. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Near fine dust jacket. Price-clipped. Slight rubbing on front cover. No tears or creases of any kind. Overall, a great inscribed first edition., Books<

1987, ISBN: 7d9b1471698d92775d575f4e1c179b97

Paperback

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Faber and Faber, London], INSCRIBED, JAPANESE BRITISH, Fine second paperback printing inscribed by Ishiguro on title page. Binding square and tight. Pages c… More...

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Faber and Faber, London], INSCRIBED, JAPANESE BRITISH, Fine second paperback printing inscribed by Ishiguro on title page. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Appears unread., Books<